Podcasts about Istanbul

In this conversation recorded live at Shakespeare and Company, travel writer Monisha Rajesh talks about her new book Moonlight Express: Around the World by Night Train. From Paris to Istanbul, Scotland to India, the United States to Lapland, Rajesh explores the romance and realities of sleeper trains—where the carriages, the landscapes, and above all, the people become the story. She shares how her love of rail travel began in India, why night trains are enjoying a resurgence amid the climate crisis, and what it means to travel as a woman, a mother, and a writer in a turbulent world. Alongside the practicalities of packing eye masks and hot water bottles, Rajesh reflects on the communities that form in dining cars, the unexpected intimacy of train travel, and the way technology, politics, and global events shape the journeys we take.Buy Moonlight Express: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/moonlight-expressMonisha Rajesh is a British journalist whose writing has appeared in Time magazine, the New York Times, and Vanity Fair. Her first book, Around India in 80 Trains, was named one of the Independent's best books on India. Her second book, Around the World in 80 Trains, won the National Geographic Traveller Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year. In 2024 she was named in Condé Nast Traveller's Women Who Travel Power List. She lives in London.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company.Listen to Alex Freiman's latest EP, In The Beginning: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iZYPMCUnG7xiCtsFCBlVa?si=h5x3FK1URq6SwH9Kb_SO3w Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ekrem Imamoglu, der abgesetzte Stadtpräsident von Istanbul und Präsidentschaftskandidat ist ein Gegner des türkischen Präsidenten Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Seit März ist Imamoglu hinter Gittern und wird von Anklagen überschüttet. Am Freitag beginnt ein Prozess gegen den Oppositionspolitiker. Kritiker werfen der Regierung vor, mit Hilfe der Justiz den größten Konkurrenten von Präsident Erdogan ausschalten zu wollen. Die Bevölkerung protestiert seit Monaten gegen Imamoglus Festnahme. Die Regierung reagiert mit hunderten von Festnahmen, auch von 14-Jährigen und Studierenden. Ein mit einem Schal vermummtes Mädchen hielt den Polizisten ein Schild entgegen: «Bitte kein Tränengas, vielleicht bin ich ja deine Tochter, und du glaubst, ich sei zu Hause». Erdogans Umfragewerte sinken derweil, selbst in seinen Stammlanden. Hat Erdogans grösster Konkurrent Imamoglu unter diesen Umständen überhaupt eine Chance, 2028 kandidieren zu können? Zumal die Justiz nicht mehr unabhängig ist. Susanne Güsten berichtet seit 1997 für verschiedene Medien aus Istanbul. Sie ist zu Gast im Tagesgespräch bei Ivana Pribakovic.

Click the post for details on this episode! Welcome back to Open House! Randy Seidman here, with another two hours of the grooviest beats. Coming off an amazing couple weeks in the States. Thank you to everyone who made it out to the shows in LA, Seattle and Denver. This month is a busy one with upcoming gigs at Surf Club in Dubai, the DXB Boat Party in Istanbul, Sandai Music Festival in Korea, and back at home in Bangkok for another round at Mustache. Today's episode originally aired thirteen years ago, at #91 (back in September 2012), and included the recording of my fabled set at Terminal 5 in New York City, along with a stellar guest mix from the legendary Russian artist, Yuri Kane. For now, turn it up. Randy Seidman's WebsiteRandy Seidman's SoundCloudRandy Seidman's BeatportRandy Seidman's SpotifyRandy Seidman's FacebookRandy Seidman's Twitter Randy Seidman's Track List:01) Jean Claude Ades - My Journey (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)02) Rashid Ajami & Haroun Hickman - Lets Be Free (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)03) Kirsty Hawkshaw - A Million Stars (Save The Robot Remix / Randy Edit)04) Save The Robot - Compassionate Red City (Randy Seidman Edit)05) George Acosta feat. Fisher - True Love (Save The Robot Remix)06) Weekend Heros - Loura (Original Mix)07) Betsie Larkin & Sied Van Riel - The Offering (Save The Robot Remix)08) Dave202 - Purple Drops (Original Mix)09) Antillas - Damaged (Green & Falkner vs. Myon & Shane 54 / Randy Edit)10) Alex Sayz - Acid Kills (Original Mix)11) Fedde le Grand, Deniz Koyu & Johan Wedel - Turn it (Original Mix)12) Dada - Majestic 12 feat. The Other (Ted Nilsson Remix)13) Tom Colontonio - Reflection (Heatbeat Remix)14) Tempo Giusto - Dive Into The Echo (Mike Koglin Remix)15) Norin & Rad - Zion (Original Mix) I hope you enjoyed the first hour, as special throwback from thirteen years ago featuring my set recorded at Terminal 5 in NYC. Also included in this episode was a guest mix from the famous Russian-based artist, Yuri Kane. This musical monster blew up in 2009 with his production ‘Right Back' supported by legendary DJs including Pete Tong on ‘BBC Radio One.' And it was voted the best track of 2010 in Armin van Buuren's ‘A State of Trance' radio show. Following that success, Yuri recieved requests to do remixes for such labels as Flashover, Blackhole, Infrasonic, and for such producers as Matt Darey, Cosmic Gate, and many others. From Ministry of Sound compilations to radio play from the likes of Above & Beyond, Tiesto, and Myon & Shane 54 – he isn't slowing down anytime soon. Yuri Kane's SpotifyYuri Kane's SoundcloudYuri Kane's Beatport Yuri Kane's Track List:01) Sunleed - Suspended Animation (Johnny Yono Remix)02) Above & Beyond vs. Andy Moor - Air For Life (Norin & Rad Remix)03) The Blizzard & Yuri Kane feat. Relyk - Everything About You (Original Mix)04) Solis & Sean Truby feat. Fisher - Love Is The Answer (Yuri Kane Remix)05) Jaytech feat. Steve Smith - Stranger (Original Mix)06) Deepwide - Lacuna (The Madison Remix)07) Ronski Speed - Proton 12 (Ronski Speed & Cressida Mix)08) Neev Kennedy - One Step Behind (Vs Gal Abutbul)09) Lange feat. Stine Grove - Crossroads (Original Mix)10) Cosmic Gate - Perfect Stranger (Wezz Devall Remix) Randy Seidman · Open House 247 w/Randy (at Terminal 5, NYC) + Yuri Kane [Sep. 2025] - 13 Year Throwback

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Netanyahu: '50 Gaza towers down, more to come' BRICS leaders blast US “tariff blackmail” Thai court orders Thaksin back to prison Maduro sends 25,000 troops to border TEKNOFEST returns to Istanbul with global buzz

Tennisprofi Daniel "Wally" Masur hat ein Wahnsinns-Wochenende hinter sich: Auf den Doppel-Titel beim Challenger in Istanbul folgte der Sieg bei den österreichischen Meisterschaften mit seinem Salzburger Verein. Wally berichtet über das Wochenende und analysiert dann mit Journalist Jannik Schneider die Finals bei den US Open zwischen Aryna Saelenka und Amanda Anisimova sowie Carlos Alcaraz und Jannik Sinner ausführlich. Im exklusiven Patreonteil geht es um angestrebte Veränderungen von Jannik Sinner zu hören unter www.patreon.com/advantagepodcast. Danke für Euren Support.

19. yüzyılda İstanbul'da eğlence yerlerinin gelişimi, yabancıların düşünceleri, Beyoğlu'nda eğlence olanaklarının kısıtlılığı ve başka şeyler...

Wir mäandern von Istanbul mit Selin Sümbültepe über Bukarest und Budapest nach Dresden zu Wirbeley, entdecken finnisch-bulgarische Songs sowie Musik vom Trio Joubran und Christine Zayed, vorgestellt von Grit Friedrich.

Mazel Morons! Today, we're covering everything from J.Lo's infamous bodega snack order to Ben's hair loss journey and the wild world of Turkish transplants. Josh shares his mom's Costco hoarding habits, a Van Gogh-style portrait of himself, and why Apple thinks his toaster oven is a security risk. We weigh in on listener dilemmas- awkward weddings, relationship limbo, and cutoff t-shirts- plus we crown their latest What Are You, Nuts? moments (hint: loose romaine leaves and Torahs at Rikers). Love ya!Leave us a voicemail here!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok! Sponsors:Hero Bread is offering 10% off your order. Go to hero.co and use code GOODGUYS at checkout.See thicker, stronger, faster-growing hair with less shedding in just 3-6 months with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code GOODGUYS10.Go to signos.com and get $10 off select plans with code GOODGUYS.Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.Produced by Dear Media.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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#SessionLive avec deux poètes de la chanson française : Mathieu Boogaerts pour Grand piano et Albin de la Simone pour Toi là-bas. (Rediffusion) Notre premier invité est Mathieu Boogaerts pour la sortie de Grand Piano. Note d'intention par Mathieu Boogaerts : Mathieu Boogaerts, « Grand piano » ?  C'est le titre de mon neuvième album, et c'est un oxymore : « Figure de style qui vise à rapprocher deux termes que leurs sens devraient éloigner ». « Grand » car je l'ai voulu ainsi : franc, épais, puissant, plus de matière, de volume que ses prédécesseurs... Plus âgé ? Une batterie, une basse électrique, une basse synthétique, une guitare électrique, une guitare acoustique, un synthétiseur, un saxophone, une flûte, un accordéon, un chœur, des percussions, un piano électrique et un piano droit : la gamme de couleurs qu'il m'a fallu pour dépeindre en détails les sentiments que je déploie dans mes douze nouvelles chansons. Mais « Piano », car toujours sur le ton de la confidence, léger, fragile, doux, nuancé. Comment ? J'ai écrit et composé ce répertoire entre septembre 2020 et mars 2023 dans de nombreux lieux dont Londres, Paris, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Budapest, Plaisians, Risoul et les Landes. Le disque a été enregistré « de manière classique » entre 2023 et 2024 à La Frette Studios en région parisienne. Comme pour chacun de mes disques, Renaud Letang a ensuite élaboré le mixage, puis le duo de graphistes M/M (Paris) a conçu la pochette : ici une nature morte illustrant la facture, le geste, l'intention poétique de l'album. Avant ? Né en 1970 à Fontenay-sous-Bois. J'ai sorti mon premier « Ondulé » de clip-vidéo en 1995, suivi de l'album Super. Depuis : huit albums studio, trois albums live, plus de mille concerts à travers le monde, des chansons pour Camélia Jordana, Luce, Zaz, Vanessa Paradis... D'innombrables collaborations. En 2023, en pleine fabrication du disque, j'ai donné vingt concerts à Paris lors desquels je tirai au sort les chansons de ma discographie. Après ? Joie : l'écriture et la réalisation des clips-vidéo des morceaux. Les interpréter sur scène accompagné par mon tout nouveau groupe... Le Grand piano ! Mon meilleur disque ? Oui ! Titres interprétés dans le grand studio - Ma Jeunesse Live RFI  - Faut toujours écouter son corps, extrait de l'album - Dans une case Live RFI.  Line Up : Mathieu Boogaerts, guitare voix. Son : Camille Roch, Jérémie Besset. ► Album Grand Piano (Tôt ou Tard 2025). Site internet - YouTube - Facebook À lire aussiMathieu Boogaerts: «Grand piano», entre intimité et ambition musicale   Puis, nous recevons Albin de la Simone pour la sortie de Toi là-bas (disque) et Mes Battements (livre avec dessins chez Actes Sud). ► Teaser MdM. Le Livre Mes battements. Rome, 30 septembre 2024. Il est 11h du matin, partie à 4h30 chez moi, j'arrive à la Villa Médicis qui me fait le beau cadeau de m'inviter en courte résidence pour finir le livre que vous tenez entre les mains. Donc, à l'heure où j'écris ces lignes, ce n'est encore qu'un tas de dessins et de textes plus ou moins ordonnés. J'ai du pain sur la planche. Car un premier livre de ce type, comme un premier disque, est un peu constitué d'une vie entière, et quand on a 50 ans passés, il y a du tri à faire. À partir du deuxième, si on a bien fait son boulot dans le premier, on part d'une page blanche ou, au pire, d'une page beige. Nous verrons. L'album Toi là-bas. Paris, le 1er décembre 2024. Après quelques saisons très denses, j'ai ressenti à l'automne dernier le besoin imparable de me retrouver seul. Du moins face à moi-même. Je suis parti m'enfermer à la Villa Médicis où j'ai terminé d'écrire et de dessiner mon premier livre (Mes battements, paru en mars 2025 chez Actes Sud), un voyage intérieur qui, depuis des mois, me baladait loin dans le passé, mon village, mon enfance, mon adolescence. Je me suis amusé à reprendre quelques chansons de mes débuts comme Je te manque, Avril 4000 ou Non merci (2005), et j'ai remarqué que je leur donnais quelque chose que je ne voyais pas à l'époque. Je les habitais d'une nouvelle façon. J'ai tiré le fil, et d'autres chansons comme J'aime lire (2008) et enfin Pourquoi on pleure (2017) sont sorties naturellement de la pelote. Alors j'ai eu envie de les enregistrer à nouveau, comme de les photographier dans leur nouveau costume. Je me suis laissé aller sans faire de plans, sans pression, juste pour le jeu de la réinterprétation, pour le plaisir. Beaucoup de plaisir, musical autant que vocal. Les chansons en sont sorties plus sereines et plus sensuelles aussi, je crois. Boîtes à rythmes et basses profondes, synthétiseurs en halos suaves autour de mes instruments acoustiques chéris, comme mon piano Una Corda, et aussi cette incroyable Fender VI chère à The Cure ou Richard Hawley, une guitare électrique des années 60 accordée une octave plus grave, dont le son me retourne (écoutez le solo dans La valse des lilas). J'ai invité Alice on the Roof – avec qui je travaille pour son prochain album et que j'adore – à partager Pourquoi on pleure. Alice a accepté. La chanson en duo a pris un sens nouveau. Je pensais faire un petit EP à sortir à l'occasion de la parution du livre, mais comme je fouillais dans le rétroviseur depuis des mois, j'ai croisé quelques autres chansons importantes dans ma vie. La très souchonesque C'est bien moi que j'ai chantée l'an passé en hommage à Françoise Hardy avec Sage. La sublime Valse des lilas de Michel Legrand dont j'ai tant aimé la version américaine Once Upon a Summertime par Blossom Dearie ou Miles Davis. Et le temps s'arrêtait, d'Adamo, que nous avions arrangée avec Julien Chirol et Renaud Létang en 2003 pour le grand Salvatore lui-même. Et surtout, Ma gueule, lourdeur de Johnny qui me renvoyait au pire de la préadolescence brutale et masculiniste, jusqu'à ce que je découvre en la chantant qu'elle pouvait m'aller comme un gant et m'émouvoir même. Puisque mon livre et mon disque sortent en même temps, puisque leurs visuels et leurs thématiques sont cousins, j'ai quand même eu envie d'écrire une chanson nouvelle pour faire le pont entre les deux. En laissant errer mon regard dans les arbres de la Villa Médicis, j'ai revu Laurence, Natalia, Maud, Sidonie, Ouria… premières amoureuses qui ne m'ont pas connu. Que j'ai aimées, follement, mais de loin. Que j'ai regardées, sans relâche, dont j'ai étudié les gestes, les habitudes, les vêtements, ne détournant le regard que si je sentais le leur se tourner vers moi. J'avais trop peur. Peur de quoi. J'ai aussi entendu dans les arbres les échos de Charlotte Sometimes des Cure, sur laquelle je pleurais ces amours à distance. Trois jours plus tard, j'ai terminé la première maquette de Toi là-bas. Ça n'est donc pas un EP, mais bien un album. Mon huitième. Post-scriptum : Je ne résiste pas à repartir sur la route pour promener mes chansons et mon livre. Cette fois, je serai seul sur scène. Je chanterai et jouerai, je parlerai un peu, mais aussi je dessinerai. À moins d'un miracle anatomique, il est peu probable que je parvienne à faire tout cela en même temps. Titres interprétés dans le grand studio - Pourquoi on pleure Live RFI  - Toi là-bas, extrait de l'album - Quoi ma gueule Live RFI.  Line Up : Albin de la Simone, piano, voix. Son : Benoît Letirant, Mathias Taylor, Camille Roch. ► Album Toi là-bas (Tôt ou Tard). Site internet - YouTube - Facebook   Réalisation : Hadrien Touraud.

#SessionLive avec deux poètes de la chanson française : Mathieu Boogaerts pour Grand piano et Albin de la Simone pour Toi là-bas. (Rediffusion) Notre premier invité est Mathieu Boogaerts pour la sortie de Grand Piano. Note d'intention par Mathieu Boogaerts : Mathieu Boogaerts, « Grand piano » ?  C'est le titre de mon neuvième album, et c'est un oxymore : « Figure de style qui vise à rapprocher deux termes que leurs sens devraient éloigner ». « Grand » car je l'ai voulu ainsi : franc, épais, puissant, plus de matière, de volume que ses prédécesseurs... Plus âgé ? Une batterie, une basse électrique, une basse synthétique, une guitare électrique, une guitare acoustique, un synthétiseur, un saxophone, une flûte, un accordéon, un chœur, des percussions, un piano électrique et un piano droit : la gamme de couleurs qu'il m'a fallu pour dépeindre en détails les sentiments que je déploie dans mes douze nouvelles chansons. Mais « Piano », car toujours sur le ton de la confidence, léger, fragile, doux, nuancé. Comment ? J'ai écrit et composé ce répertoire entre septembre 2020 et mars 2023 dans de nombreux lieux dont Londres, Paris, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Budapest, Plaisians, Risoul et les Landes. Le disque a été enregistré « de manière classique » entre 2023 et 2024 à La Frette Studios en région parisienne. Comme pour chacun de mes disques, Renaud Letang a ensuite élaboré le mixage, puis le duo de graphistes M/M (Paris) a conçu la pochette : ici une nature morte illustrant la facture, le geste, l'intention poétique de l'album. Avant ? Né en 1970 à Fontenay-sous-Bois. J'ai sorti mon premier « Ondulé » de clip-vidéo en 1995, suivi de l'album Super. Depuis : huit albums studio, trois albums live, plus de mille concerts à travers le monde, des chansons pour Camélia Jordana, Luce, Zaz, Vanessa Paradis... D'innombrables collaborations. En 2023, en pleine fabrication du disque, j'ai donné vingt concerts à Paris lors desquels je tirai au sort les chansons de ma discographie. Après ? Joie : l'écriture et la réalisation des clips-vidéo des morceaux. Les interpréter sur scène accompagné par mon tout nouveau groupe... Le Grand piano ! Mon meilleur disque ? Oui ! Titres interprétés dans le grand studio - Ma Jeunesse Live RFI  - Faut toujours écouter son corps, extrait de l'album - Dans une case Live RFI.  Line Up : Mathieu Boogaerts, guitare voix. Son : Camille Roch, Jérémie Besset. ► Album Grand Piano (Tôt ou Tard 2025). Site internet - YouTube - Facebook À lire aussiMathieu Boogaerts: «Grand piano», entre intimité et ambition musicale   Puis, nous recevons Albin de la Simone pour la sortie de Toi là-bas (disque) et Mes Battements (livre avec dessins chez Actes Sud). ► Teaser MdM. Le Livre Mes battements. Rome, 30 septembre 2024. Il est 11h du matin, partie à 4h30 chez moi, j'arrive à la Villa Médicis qui me fait le beau cadeau de m'inviter en courte résidence pour finir le livre que vous tenez entre les mains. Donc, à l'heure où j'écris ces lignes, ce n'est encore qu'un tas de dessins et de textes plus ou moins ordonnés. J'ai du pain sur la planche. Car un premier livre de ce type, comme un premier disque, est un peu constitué d'une vie entière, et quand on a 50 ans passés, il y a du tri à faire. À partir du deuxième, si on a bien fait son boulot dans le premier, on part d'une page blanche ou, au pire, d'une page beige. Nous verrons. L'album Toi là-bas. Paris, le 1er décembre 2024. Après quelques saisons très denses, j'ai ressenti à l'automne dernier le besoin imparable de me retrouver seul. Du moins face à moi-même. Je suis parti m'enfermer à la Villa Médicis où j'ai terminé d'écrire et de dessiner mon premier livre (Mes battements, paru en mars 2025 chez Actes Sud), un voyage intérieur qui, depuis des mois, me baladait loin dans le passé, mon village, mon enfance, mon adolescence. Je me suis amusé à reprendre quelques chansons de mes débuts comme Je te manque, Avril 4000 ou Non merci (2005), et j'ai remarqué que je leur donnais quelque chose que je ne voyais pas à l'époque. Je les habitais d'une nouvelle façon. J'ai tiré le fil, et d'autres chansons comme J'aime lire (2008) et enfin Pourquoi on pleure (2017) sont sorties naturellement de la pelote. Alors j'ai eu envie de les enregistrer à nouveau, comme de les photographier dans leur nouveau costume. Je me suis laissé aller sans faire de plans, sans pression, juste pour le jeu de la réinterprétation, pour le plaisir. Beaucoup de plaisir, musical autant que vocal. Les chansons en sont sorties plus sereines et plus sensuelles aussi, je crois. Boîtes à rythmes et basses profondes, synthétiseurs en halos suaves autour de mes instruments acoustiques chéris, comme mon piano Una Corda, et aussi cette incroyable Fender VI chère à The Cure ou Richard Hawley, une guitare électrique des années 60 accordée une octave plus grave, dont le son me retourne (écoutez le solo dans La valse des lilas). J'ai invité Alice on the Roof – avec qui je travaille pour son prochain album et que j'adore – à partager Pourquoi on pleure. Alice a accepté. La chanson en duo a pris un sens nouveau. Je pensais faire un petit EP à sortir à l'occasion de la parution du livre, mais comme je fouillais dans le rétroviseur depuis des mois, j'ai croisé quelques autres chansons importantes dans ma vie. La très souchonesque C'est bien moi que j'ai chantée l'an passé en hommage à Françoise Hardy avec Sage. La sublime Valse des lilas de Michel Legrand dont j'ai tant aimé la version américaine Once Upon a Summertime par Blossom Dearie ou Miles Davis. Et le temps s'arrêtait, d'Adamo, que nous avions arrangée avec Julien Chirol et Renaud Létang en 2003 pour le grand Salvatore lui-même. Et surtout, Ma gueule, lourdeur de Johnny qui me renvoyait au pire de la préadolescence brutale et masculiniste, jusqu'à ce que je découvre en la chantant qu'elle pouvait m'aller comme un gant et m'émouvoir même. Puisque mon livre et mon disque sortent en même temps, puisque leurs visuels et leurs thématiques sont cousins, j'ai quand même eu envie d'écrire une chanson nouvelle pour faire le pont entre les deux. En laissant errer mon regard dans les arbres de la Villa Médicis, j'ai revu Laurence, Natalia, Maud, Sidonie, Ouria… premières amoureuses qui ne m'ont pas connu. Que j'ai aimées, follement, mais de loin. Que j'ai regardées, sans relâche, dont j'ai étudié les gestes, les habitudes, les vêtements, ne détournant le regard que si je sentais le leur se tourner vers moi. J'avais trop peur. Peur de quoi. J'ai aussi entendu dans les arbres les échos de Charlotte Sometimes des Cure, sur laquelle je pleurais ces amours à distance. Trois jours plus tard, j'ai terminé la première maquette de Toi là-bas. Ça n'est donc pas un EP, mais bien un album. Mon huitième. Post-scriptum : Je ne résiste pas à repartir sur la route pour promener mes chansons et mon livre. Cette fois, je serai seul sur scène. Je chanterai et jouerai, je parlerai un peu, mais aussi je dessinerai. À moins d'un miracle anatomique, il est peu probable que je parvienne à faire tout cela en même temps. Titres interprétés dans le grand studio - Pourquoi on pleure Live RFI  - Toi là-bas, extrait de l'album - Quoi ma gueule Live RFI.  Line Up : Albin de la Simone, piano, voix. Son : Benoît Letirant, Mathias Taylor, Camille Roch. ► Album Toi là-bas (Tôt ou Tard). Site internet - YouTube - Facebook   Réalisation : Hadrien Touraud.

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Francesco Marilungo"Frammenti di Kurdistan"Prefazione di Silvia BallestraPolidoro Editorewww.alessandropolidoroeditore.itDal carcere alla montagna, dalla protesta delle madri dei desaparecidos curdi alle linee di confine che come cicatrici dividono in quattro parti una geografia mai diventata nazione.La letteratura curda riflette la condizione politica del paese da cui nasce: diviso, controllato, colonizzato. In un territorio in cui studiare nella propria lingua madreè impossibile, l'esilio diventa una tappa obbligata. Sparigliati per i sentieri della diaspora, gli scrittori curdi vivono il loro paese d'origine nella dimensione del frammento, della perdita, della distanza, ma anche della memoria tenuta in vita dalla lingua. Dai racconti di sapore testimoniale e civile, ai viaggi lisergici che trasmutano la realtà politica in assurde scomposizioni del corpo; dalle narrazioni epiche che affondano le radici nel patrimonio folkloristico curdo, al racconto dell'esilio e dell'emigrazione che costringono a rinegoziare la propria identità.Prefazione di Silvia Ballestra.Francesco Marilugno: è nato a Fermo nel 1983. Ha studiato letteratura italiana nelle università di Bologna e Roma e, dopo la laurea, si è trasferito per un periodo in Turchia, dove ha vissuto a Istanbul e Diyarbakır, cuore pulsante della geografia curda.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned of military action against the Syrian Democratic Forces over its failure to honour an agreement to merge its military with the new regime in Damascus. In a move steeped in symbolism, Turkey's leader chose recent celebrations marking the Ottoman Turks' defeat of the Byzantine Christians at the Battle of Malazgirt in 1071 to issue an ultimatum to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). "Those who turn to Ankara and Damascus will win," Erdogan bellowed to thousands of supporters on 26 August. "If the sword is unsheathed, there will be no room left for pens and words." Turkey, a strong ally of Syria, has a military presence in the country and the two governments recently signed a defence training agreement. But Turkey is unhappy with the presence of the SDF, a coalition of Kurdish and Arab forces, which controls a large swathe of Syria bordering Turkey's own predominantly Kurdish region. Peace or politics? Turkey's fragile path to ending a decades-long conflict Buying time The SDF is affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has for years been fighting Turkey for greater Kurdish minority rights. The PKK is listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the European Union and the United States. But Ankara is engaged in a peace process with the Kurdish militants, who have committed to disbanding. However, Kurdish analyst Mesut Yegen, of the TIM think tank in Istanbul, says the disarmament process would be limited to Kurds from Turkey, and doesn't include SDF forces in Syria. Erdogan is now ramping up pressure on the SDF to honour an agreement its leader Mazloum Abdi signed in March with Syria's new President, Ahmed Al Sharaa, to merge his military forces with the new regime in Damascus. The deal is backed by the US, which has a military force in the SDF-controlled region as part of its war against the Islamic State. But, according to Fabrice Balanche from Lyon University: "The SDF has no intention of implementing the agreement made in March. Mazloum just wanted to gain time." Balanche points out that Abdi's SDF is a staunchly secular organisation and remains deeply suspicious of Sharaa's jihadist connections. Recent attacks on Syria's Druze minority by forces linked to Sharaa appear to confirm the SDF's fears over merging with the Damascus regime, says Balanche. Syria's interim president vows justice for Druze after deadly clashes 'Israel would like a weak Syria' At the same time, Erdogan is aware that the emergence of an autonomous Kurdish state on its border could be exploited by its rival Israel, which is looking for non-Arab allies in the region. Aydin Selcen, a former senior Turkish diplomat and an analyst for Turkey's Mediyascope news outlet, said: "Strategically, Israel would like a weak Syria, a weak Damascus, a weak Beirut and a weak Tehran." Turkey has carried out military incursions against the SDF, and its forces remain massed on the border. But Balanche says American presence there will likely deter any new Turkish military action. However, he warns that Ankara could seek to fuel Kurdish Arab rivalries within the SDF, with the fall of former ruler Bashar al-Assad last December. Turkey walks a fine line as conflict between Israel and Iran cools "It is different now, you have a Sunni leader in Damascus, and many [Arab] tribes, many people, prefer to join Damascus," he explained. "So the risk is a proxy war. Of course, for the new regime, it would be a disaster. If you have no peace, you have no investment, you have no trust." The dilemma facing Ankara is that any new conflict against the SDF would likely weaken the Sharaa regime – a key ally.

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This weekend Prime Minister Mitsotakis is heading to Thessaloniki, where he's going to deliver a sort of state of the union address, outlining his agenda and key priorities for the year ahead. Today Thanos Davelis brings on Nick Malkoutzis, the co-founder of Macropolis.gr, as we break down what issues are top of the list, and what moves Mitsotakis is planning for the year ahead. You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:PM finalises relief measures in ambitious but risky move to sway votersTurkish court ousts main opposition's Istanbul head over congress irregularitiesEU foreign policy chief: Turkey-Libya maritime deal violates rights of third countries

The backpacker's journey from Istanbul to Kathmandu was once known as the “Hippie Trail” A 23-year old Rick Steves made that trip and documented everything- the adventures, getting lost, and the people he met. His journal is the basis for his new book “On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer”

Ten years ago, Sydney-based artist HOSSEI took a step back from the art world to care for his sick mother. The more time they spent together, the more inspired HOSSEI became to create something especially for, about, and starring his mum.HOSSEI is an artist with a flair for colour, quirk and unbridled joy.But growing up the only son of a Persian-Australian family, it took years of hard work to convince his parents that being an artist was his destiny.HOSSEI's mother, Nahid, came around first, getting her sewing machine out to help her son make his incredible costumes.Then, it was HOSSEI's turn to support his mum, who needed a carer as her health deteriorated.As they spent more and more time together, HOSSEI was inspired to write a musical for, about and starring his cheeky, charismatic mother.The project is personal, but also has a political edge -- women in Iran aren't allowed to freely sing, dance or play music -- and so HOSSEI put his mother centre stage.Further informationRecently, HOSSEI was commissioned by Parramatta Artist Studios to update their uniform in connection with Wear it Purple Day.He has also been commissioned by the Sydney Opera House to develop a play space for the Centre for Creativity, which will be presented in January 2026.HOSSEI is currently touring his show ESSSENSSSE through regional NSW, at Bathurst Regional Gallery, Yarrila Arts and Museum in Coffs Harbour and later to Wagga Wagga Art Gallery.You can keep up to date with HOSSEI's exhibitions and news at his Instagram page.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris and presented by Richard Fidler, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores visual arts, performing arts, becoming an artist, how to be an artist, carers, caring for parents, the sandwich generation, Persia, Iran, womens rights, feminism, musical theatre, experimental art, Western Sydney, Sydney College of the Arts, university, TAFE, tertiary education, what to do after high school, graduation, Istanbul, migration, war, escape, family dynamics, sisters, kidnapping.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.

Today we are talking about what happens when you turn left on the airplane and fly business class! Now that Kim and Tamara have flown business class on many airlines including Delta One, Aer Lingus, TAP Airlines, Emirates, Finnair, Condor, Avianca, and others. Whether you are booking on points or paying cash, there are some things that you need to know first. Episodes Highlights Research what aircraft is flying the route you are looking to buy because the business class can vary dramatically depending on the plane and the layout Keep in mind that the airline can still change the aircraft after booking The airline will provide you with the aircraft type and should list if it is a lay flat seat or a suite You can also research how often the aircraft is switched out Also look at YouTube plane reviews for the specific route that you are looking at booking You may want to splurge on business class on longer flights, for example longer than eight or nine hours Consider if you have an overnight flight, you may want to upgrade to business class Keep in mind that if the flight is leaving in the early evening, it may still be hard to sleep Also, dinner service can really cut into your potential sleep time so on a shorter flight (e.g. from the east coast to Europe), it may not be worth it If you want to book with points, you can also use a paid service or use paid apps to try to find the best reward flights If you are booking on points, keep in mind that you still need to pay taxes and fees on most flights and some airports (such as London Heathrow) are very expensive If you have Avios points, you can move them to different programs but other partner programs you can combine Business class is different than first class. Many airlines don't have first class, such as Qatar or Delta, but others have first class, business class, premium economy, and economy When you are traveling business class, you have access to the priority lane for checking your bags Some airports offer a priority security lane as well When traveling business class, you have access to the airline lounge (if available in the airport) You also get to board early and they will typically bring you a welcome drink Keep in mind that your under-the-seat space is limited in business class and some airlines or aircraft set ups have better storage than others The airline will also provide you with a small amenity kit with a sleep mask, moisturizer, lip balm, and other items They will also provide you with a comfy blanket and pillow and some will make up your bed for you Our favorite business class experiences include Qatar, Turkish Airlines, and JetBlue Mint Our favorite lounge experiences have been the Virgin lounge in Heathrow, the Business Class lounge for Turkish Airlines in Istanbul, and the Garden in Doha, and the British Airways lounge Related Episodes How to choose your seat on the airplane What to know about airline fees Airport travel tips

Amy Marie Spangler on the late great author Leyla Erbil's What Remains. First published in 2011, the book is a multilayered narrative that sweeps from the Byzantine Empire to 20th century Turkey. It is also a dark elegy to the Istanbul of eras past and all that has been lost in its transformation.  Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by IB Tauris/Bloomsbury, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.

Ozgun is both a scientist specialized in the earthquake physics, as well as an Iyengar Yoga teacher. He lives in Istanbul.

Eine gerade Nase, straffe Brüste, volles Haar: Wer schön sein will – reist nach Istanbul zur Schönheits-OP? Der boomende Markt hat seine Tücken, darum ist zwingend für eine Operation im Ausland eine gute Vorbereitung. Etwa 30 bis 60 Prozent der Kosten kann man einsparen bei einem ästhetischen Eingriff, wenn man dafür ins Ausland geht und sich nicht in der Schweiz behandeln lässt. Da Schönheitsoperationen zum ästhetischen Zweck nicht von der Grundversicherung gezahlt werden, steigen immer mehr ins Flugzeug, wenn sie vollere Haare, eine gerade Nase oder straffe Brüste wollen. Besonders in der Türkei boomt der Schönheitsmarkt. «Es gibt Top-Kliniken und Chirurgen, die das gut machen. Es gibt aber auch den Markt bis hin zur Scharlatanerie, wo es nur darum geht, mit wenig Qualität, möglichst viel Geld zu machen», sagt Schönheitschirurg Holger Klein vom Kantonsspital Aarau, er beobachtet den Trend schon lange und forscht dazu. Wie jede OP kann es auch bei einem Schönheitseingriff zu Komplikationen kommen. Wie man Risiken erkennt und sich gut auf eine Schönheits-OP vorbereitet, erklärt der Leiter der Schönheitsklinik des KSA im Ratgeber.

An international history of the uncanny in the 1920s and 1930s. The interwar period was a golden age for the occult. Spiritualists, clairvoyants, fakirs, Theosophists, mind readers, and Jinn summoners all set out to assure the masses that just as newly discovered invisible forces of electricity and magnetism determined the world of science, unseen powers commanded an unknown realm of human potential Drawing on untapped sources in Arabic in addition to European ones, Raphael Cormack follows two of the most unusual and charismatic figures of this age: Tahra Bey, who took 1920s Paris by storm in the role of a missionary from the mystical East; and Dr. Dahesh, who transformed Western science to create a panreligious faith of his own in Lebanon. Traveling between Paris, New York, and Beirut while guiding esoteric apprenticeships among miracle-working mystics in Egypt and Istanbul, these men reflected the desires and anxieties of a troubled age. As Cormack demonstrates, these forgotten holy men, who embodied the allure of the unexplained in a world of dramatic change, intuitively speak to our unsettling world today Raphael Cormack is an award-winning editor, translator, and writer. The author of Midnight in Cairo, Cormack is assistant professor of modern languages and cultures at Durham University in the United Kingdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Which city has been the capital of three different empires? Which city is located on two continents at the same time? And which city has been known throughout history by three very different names, including Byzantium and Constantinople? The answer, of course, is Istanbul. Today, we're going to explore the fascinating history of this city. For over 2,500 years, Istanbul has stood at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Christianity and Islam, East and West. It has been a centre of politics, culture, religion, and trade. So many of you requested this episode, and I hope you enjoy learning some history while improving your English comprehension and vocabulary! Conversation Club - ⁠https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TRANSCRIPT - ⁠https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2025/09/01/351-history-of-istanbul-english-vocabulary-lesson/ AD Free Episode - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thinking in English Bonus Podcast -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/collection/869866⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube Channel -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Borough by Blue Dot Sessions Contact ⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠ to advertise on Thinking in English. Thinking in English is part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Airwave Media podcast network.⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Geschätzt rund 10'000 Schweizerinnen und Schweizer pro Jahr reisen in die Türkei für eine Schönheits-Operation. Dort sind solche Eingriffe deutlich günstiger. Der OP-Tourismus hat aber auch gravierende Nachteile. +++ Weiteres Thema: Backofen vorheizen oder nicht?

La Turquie est un pays à majorité musulmane, mais compte de nombreuses églises et de nombreux endroits très symboliques pour le christianisme. À Istanbul, tous les premiers jours du mois, une église réputée pour ses miracles, accueille les locaux et les touristes de toutes les religions, qui font la queue pour pouvoir faire un vœu. Elle attire beaucoup de monde, peu importe les obéissances. De notre correspondante à Istanbul, Une file d'attente s'étire dans la rue à l'extérieur de l'église grecque orthodoxe. Tous les premiers du mois, Notre-Dame-de-Vefa ne désemplit pas : de nombreuses personnes viennent faire un vœu, symbolisé par une clef.  Aigül est kazakhe, de passage à Istanbul. À ses côtés, sa mère tient deux clefs dans ses mains : l'année dernière, elle avait fait deux vœux qui se sont réalisés, alors elle est venue ramener ces clefs comme l'indique la tradition. De son côté, Aigül est venue faire un souhait à son tour : « Je me suis renseignée sur cet endroit et beaucoup de gens pensent que leurs rêves se sont vraiment réalisés. Alors, moi aussi, je veux voir si c'est vrai. C'est intéressant et ma mère m'a dit que ses rêves se sont réalisés, c'est pourquoi elle a donné des bonbons. » Comme elle, certaines personnes remontent la file en offrant des sucreries, car leur vœu s'est réalisé. Ici les croyances se mélangent, en témoignent quelques chaussures laissées à l'entrée de l'église, comme à l'entrée d'une mosquée. Mine est turque et c'est une habituée : « Je suis musulmane. Mais je fréquente cette église depuis de nombreuses années. J'essaie surtout de ne pas manquer les premiers jours du mois. Cela m'apporte la paix. J'ai l'impression d'être guérie. Je prie. Je prie dans ma propre langue, selon ma propre religion. Je dis qu'Allah est unique. Je prends de l'eau des sources d'Ayazma. Je m'en sers pour me laver le visage le matin. » L'église, dédiée à la Vierge Marie, est construite sur une source d'eau considérée comme sacrée et réputée pour ses miracles. Notre-Dame-de-Vefa dépend du patriarcat œcuménique de Constantinople. Pour le père Hieronymos Sotirelis, en plus d'être un endroit religieux symbolique, c'est aussi un exemple du vivre-ensemble : « Cela permet à l'humanité de se rassembler, d'une manière magnifique qui fait abstraction de toute politique, idéologie personnelle et tout ce qui s'y rapporte. Nous sommes tous simplement des enfants de Dieu, debout ensemble, attendant sa grâce dans une petite cour d'église. La personne derrière moi est orthodoxe, celle devant moi est musulmane, celle après elle est arménienne… c'est un magnifique reflet de ce que l'humanité peut être. » Pour le père, l'église Vefa est à l'image d'Istanbul, un mélange historique de communautés et de religions. Mais les chrétiens représentent aujourd'hui moins de 1 % de la population turque, témoins du douloureux passé de la communauté. À lire aussiL'Église orthodoxe dans les relations internationales

On Friday's Football Daily, Richie McCormack has all the news from the Conference League draw, with Shelbourne to face the FA Cup winners in Dublin. Richie also has the Europa League plans for Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Celtic and Rangers. The President, Michael D Higgins leads the tributes to Ollie Horgan. Two Republic of Ireland internationals are on the move today, and we hear from one of them as he lands in Southampton. And two ex-Manchester United managers join the dole queue in Istanbul.

V Polsku jsem měl přístup do kanceláře prezidenta, v Turecku se mi to tak snadno nestane. Mé příjmení paradoxně může otevřít některé jiné dveře, říká zahraniční zpravodaj ČT Andreas Papadopulos před svým přesunem z Varšavy do Istanbulu. Česká televize letos obměňuje své zpravodaje na pěti z jedenácti zahraničních postů.  Andreas Papadopulos se po třech letech, kdy se věnoval zejména dění v Polsku, Pobaltí, ale také na válkou zasažené Ukrajině, přesouvá do Istanbulu. Od září bude zpravodajsky pokrývat nejen samotné Turecko, ale i Balkán, Řecko, Kypr a velkou část Blízkého a Středního východu. „Istanbul může být centrem vyjednávání mezi Ruskem, Ukrajinou a Spojenými státy a Tureckem jako zprostředkovatelem. To může být v podstatě jedna velká část celého toho zpravodajského pobytu,“ odhaduje Papadopulos, co ho na novém postu čeká, v rozhovoru pro Mediální cirkus.„Osobně neočekávám, že by se ruská agrese na Ukrajině zakončila nějak brzy. Spíše to bude proces na rok, dva. A tím centrem může být Istanbul. Může, nemusí. Uvidíme. Pakliže bude, tak se připravuji na něco, s čím jsem ještě před pár lety, když jsem přemýšlel o tom, že bych jel na Blízký východ, nepočítal. A to, že bych byl častěji v obleku než v pohorkách,“ říká zpravodaj. Zároveň doufá, že bude moci informovat také o dalším vývoji na Blízkém východě, zejména v Libanonu nebo v Sýrii.  V čem bude práce v zemích, které nám nejsou tak blízké jako Polsko nebo Pobaltí, odlišná?„(V Turecku) zpravodaj České televize vůbec nikoho nezajímá, z pohledu tureckých úřadů je to druhotná, podřadná věc, takže to bude jiné. V Polsku jsem měl přístup do kanceláře prezidenta. V Turecku se mi to tak snadno nestane. Spíše vůbec. Mé příjmení paradoxně může otevřít některé dveře, třeba na nějaké lokální úrovni, “ říká novinář. Na změnu pozice se zahraniční zpravodajové ČT dlouho připravují. Specifika práce v Turecku Andreas Papadopulos samozřejmě probíral i s reportérem Václavem Černohorským, kterého v Instanbulu střídá. „Naše poměrně dlouhé rozhovory můžu shrnout do jedné věty: ‚Byrokracie je peklo, připrav se na to‘. Moje odpověď byla, že jsem na to připraven. Ale opravdu nevím, co mě ještě čeká. Teď to zjišťuji. Ale byrokracie, povolení, to se nesmí natáčet, tam se nesmí chodit, s tím se nesmí mluvit, to bude velký rozdíl oproti práci ve svobodné společnosti jakou je Polsko.“Napětí je v Polsku viditelnéHodně zkušeností Papadopulos podle svých slov dodnes čerpá také z natáčení na Ukrajině, kam ho ČT po zahájení ruské invaze v roce 2022 několikrát vyslala jako válečného reportéra.Hrozbu, kterou dnes Rusko představuje nejen pro Ukrajinu, ale pro celou Evropu, podle zpravodaje vnímají Poláci i obyvatelé pobaltských zemí mnohem více než Češi. „Procestoval jsem v Polsku celou řadu míst, kde je omezený přístup, jsou to armádní základny nebo různé lokality, kde jsou buffer zóny (nárazníková pásma, pozn. red.). A tam je to napětí i viditelné,“ upozorňuje reportér. Jak se Polsku daří boj s hybridními hrozbami? Jaká je v zemi v současné době pozice novinářů? A jak náročná je práce reportérů v zemích zasažených válkou?  --Mediální cirkus. Podcast Marie Bastlové o dění na mediální scéně. Zajímá ji pohled do redakcí, za kulisy novinářské práce – s předními novináři i mediálními hráči.Sledujte na Seznam Zprávách, poslouchejte na Podcasty.cz a ve všech podcastových aplikacích.Archiv všech dílů najdete tady. Své postřehy, připomínky nebo tipy nám pište prostřednictvím sociálních sítí pod hashtagem #medialnicirkus nebo na e-mail: audio@sz.cz.

The inaugural episode of Kickback Travel kicks off with No Brakes Nu' and special guest Heidi B as she takes us through her solo adventures across Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Kusadasi, Istanbul, Milan, Florence, Pisa, Venice, Versailles, and Paris.From the party life of Mykonos to the postcard beauty of Santorini, Heidi paints the perfect picture of Greece. We explore the culture of Turkey—spice racks, castles, shisha flavors, and the art of bartering—and dive into the romance (and grit) of Paris, where a dinner cruise with the Eiffel Tower as your backdrop is the ultimate date. Along the way, we accidentally discover that “The Eiffel Tower” is also a wild sex position

In ep 136 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Helen Quigley joins Sam and Mark and we go from boobs and breasts to a winky read... uncovering all kinds of shenanigans! Then there's the whole slang thing - are boobies ta-tas or tay-ters like potatoes??? We have a strong debate that rather takes us away from the read!! Plus, when is a spoof not a spoof... when you have to read it seriously! A spoof spy script has us reeling... and if you've ever wondered what dough being kneaded sounds like (if the dough could talk) we reveal all!Our VO question this week is all about what a casting director is actually looking for when you audition.Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard suggestion that we should try or an idea for the show? Send it to us via Mark or Sam's social media or email it directly to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.ukScript 1What's the most searched for body part on porn sites? You guessed it, breasts.Here's everything we know about ‘em.Whether hemispherical, pear shaped, sagging or flat, women's breasts are pretty unique, because while all mammalian breasts produce milk for their young, humans are the only species who view tatas in a sexual context.81% of women say that having their coconuts stimulated causes or enhances sexual arousal.Script 2Yes, it is me. I have it. It was very easy. He is even more stupid than his file says. The train leaves in seventeen minutes and thirty-eight seconds. It is due to arrive in Istanbul in approximately nineteen hours and eight minutes, and then it will take approximately seven minutes and twelve seconds for me to reach a telephone. I'm sorry I can't be more precise. I must go; the train will leave in seventeen minutes and twenty three seconds. We'd love your feedback - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, hit the follow button today!**Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"About our guest: Helen Quigley is a creative audio producer and voiceover. As the former she produces podcasts for independent production companies Fresh Air Production and Boffin Media, and audio drama with B7 Media both independently and for BBC Radio 4. Voice work includes explainer and corporate videos, on hold messaging and commercials - usually in her native Teesside accent! Helen's Website @Hqvoice on Instagram Resources: Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be doing!About your hosts:With over 40 years representing major international clients such as Google, Emirates and HSBC; Mark Ryes has been trusted to be the voice for some of the world's biggest brands. If your business needs a fresh voice to represent you, then make it Mark's British voice. As a voiceover, TV presenter, podcaster or product demonstrator - Mark makes your brand

Some foreign shippers are suspending US package deliveries, as a customs tax exemption for low-value goods comes to an end this Friday. Also, a look at the status of the Russian mercenary force Wagner Group's operations in Mali. And, new mouth guards with flashing lights may be able to alert rugby players of potential concussions. Plus, Istanbul's free public orchard allows visitors to pick their own produce.Listen to today's Music Heard on Air. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In this week's episode, Simon and Beth broadcast from Istanbul, fresh from Simon's attempt at the iconic Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim. Covering 6.5km from Asia to Europe, this unique race combines history, strategy, and a little bit of chaos. Beth puts Simon in the hot seat to find out what the experience was like, what really happened with the current, and how his Battle Ready approach allowed him to take it on without changing his regular training. They also look back at Simon's recent 218km gravel ride across Salisbury Plain, discussing how consistency, strength training, and sustainable routines can keep you prepared for big adventures—whether you've got three months' notice or just a week. What You'll Learn in This Episode The history and logistics of the Bosphorus Swim, including how to qualify and what makes it so different from a normal open-water race. Why navigation and currents are just as important as fitness on race day. The reality of swimming among thousands of jellyfish—and why they weren't as scary as expected. How Simon's regular three-times-a-week swim routine (plus strength and mobility) was enough preparation. Reflections from a 218km gravel ride: pacing, heat, cramp, and the importance of being “always ready.” Why Battle Ready training is less about huge training blocks and more about building a consistent lifestyle. Get a feel for the event by watching this video Bosphorous Cross Channel swimmers guide Connect with Us If this episode resonated with you, share it with a training buddy or leave us a review on your favourite podcast platform. Subscribe now to make sure you don't miss upcoming episodes on fasting, midlife performance drops, and more awkward questions from Beth.   Check out my Instagram  and YouTube  channels Join the BattleReadySociety - For those who want to be ready for anything — adventure, challenge, life. Get in early and be first in the fight. https://simon-ward.kit.com/battlereadyvanguard   Join the Unstuck Collective – for Beth's weekly inspiration and coaching insights (not a chat group; replies welcome via DM). Download Simon's Free ‘Battle Ready Lifestyle' Infographic — https://simon-ward.kit.com/battlereadylifestyle   Connect with Us: Website: www.simonward.co.uk Email: Simon@thetriathloncoach.com Sign up for Simon's weekly newsletter Sign up for Beth's weekly newsletter  

Biographer Nicholas Boggs joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his groundbreaking new book, Baldwin: A Love Story, the first major biography of James Baldwin to be published in three decades. Boggs recalls how finding Baldwin's only children's book in a Yale library as a college student led him to track down the volume's illustrator, the French artist Yoran Cazac, Baldwin's last great love. He talks about interviewing people who had never previously spoken about their relationships with the iconic author, including Cazac, whom at least one previous biographer had wrongly guessed was deceased. Boggs reflects on the importance of considering Blackness, queerness, and chosen family as central to Baldwin's life and art. He discusses Baldwin's youth in Harlem, his years in Europe and Istanbul, and his relationships with the painters Beauford Delaney and Lucien Happersberger, the actor Engin Cezzar, and Cazac, as well as many others. Boggs considers how Baldwin's deepest friendships and romances influenced his life and work, including Another Country, Go Tell It on the Mountain, Notes of a Native Son, and Giovanni's Room. He reads from the book. To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the ⁠Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account⁠, the ⁠Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel⁠, and our show website: ⁠https://www.fnfpodcast.net/⁠ This podcast is produced by V.V. Ganeshananthan, Whitney Terrell, and Moss Terrell. ⁠Nicholas Boggs⁠ ⁠Baldwin: A Love Story⁠ ⁠Little Man, Little Man (ed.)⁠ ⁠“They Will Try to Kill You”: James Baldwin's Fraught Hollywood Journey | Vanity Fair⁠ ⁠James Baldwin's Love Stories | Vogue⁠  ⁠James Baldwin⁠ ⁠"Open Letter to the Born Again" | The Nation⁠ “⁠If Black English Isn't a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?⁠” | The New York Times ⁠Giovanni's Room⁠ ⁠Another Country ⁠ ⁠Notes of a Native Son⁠ ⁠Go Tell It on the Mountain⁠ ⁠Everybody's Protest Novel⁠ Others: ⁠James Baldwin′s Turkish Decade by Magdalena J. Zaborowska⁠  ⁠James Baldwin: A Biography by David Leeming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Hawthornden's Como Conversazione, the translators discuss the fraught emotional condition of their work: the sense that not only is their work shameful and grotesque but that they are too, for daring to attempt it.  Translation demands a deep and scholarly knowledge of language, which never feels sufficient. Translators are often faced with a binary of either making themselves invisible or asserting their styles. Many of them are caught between identities. You'll hear Maureen Freely, an American who grew up in Istanbul, talk about her vexed relationship with Orhan Pamuk and Tiffany Tsao, American-born, but of Indonesian heritage, confess the shame she felt when translating Budi Darma. All of the translators in this group, for reasons of temperament and structure, seem to have a masochistic relationship to their work. But as in all cases of masochism, the pain is a kind of pleasure, too.

In de laatste Zomergasten van dit seizoen ontvangt Eva van de Ven fashion consultant en voormalig Vogue-hoofdredacteur Yeliz Çiçek.Yeliz deelt openhartig over haar ondernemerschap, de weg na Vogue, haar investeringen in mode, en de kracht van personal branding. We ontdekken haar grootste inspiratiebronnen: van Miuccia Prada en Dries van Noten tot de natuur en de stad Istanbul.Wat je kunt verwachten in deze aflevering:Hoe Yeliz de stap zette van journalistiek naar ondernemerschap en investerenHaar visie op mode als empowerment voor vrouwenWaarom natuur en surfen haar ultieme inspiratiebronnen zijnDe invloed van Istanbul en verschillende culturen op haar werk en levenDe kunst van branding, personal brand en bruggen bouwen tussen verhalenEen persoonlijke en inspirerende afsluiter van dit Zomergasten-seizoen.Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/buoyantLicense code: 2AE87LQB17XZQJL6


Mit «2 Franken 95, bitte» hat für Beki Probst alles angefangen – im Kassehüsli vor dem Kino in Bern. Heute gilt sie als Grande Dame des europäischen Films. In «Focus» spricht sie über die Zauberformel des Erfolgs, über die grosse Liebe oder BH-Pannen in Hollywood. Beki Probst wuchs in einer jüdischen Familie in Istanbul auf. Als junge Frau führt sie die Liebe nach Bern - und direkt ins Kassenhäuschen eines Kinos. Heute ist die schlagfertige Frau eine Legende im Filmgeschäft: alle kennen Beki und Beki kennt alle. Sie verhandelte mit Coppola bis Streep, kuratierte Festivals und formte mit der Berlinale den globalen Filmmarkt. Stets blieb sie «d Beki us Bern». In «Focus» mit Kathrin Hönegger verrät die Frau «ohne Alter», wie sie selbst das beste Drehbuch für ihr Leben schrieb. ____________________ Habt ihr Feedback, Fragen oder Wünsche? Wir freuen uns auf eure Nachrichten an focus@srf.ch – und wenn ihr euren Freund:innen und Kolleg:innen von uns erzählt. ____________________ Host - Kathrin Hönegger ____________________ Das ist «Focus»: Ein Gast – eine Stunde. «Focus» ist der SRF-Talk, der Tiefe mit Leichtigkeit verbindet. Nirgends lernt man Persönlichkeiten besser kennen.

Meghan Markle's “With Love” marketing lands with a thud, critics blast her Christmas special, and a risqué legal battle looms over alleged topless photos. Plus: Prince Edward hits the road, Lady Amelia Windsor brings Istanbul to London Fashion Week, and Andrew Lownie gears up for a warts-and-all Prince Philip biography. The royals may be scattered, but the drama is very much together.

Episode Notes In this special Spotlight Chat, we welcome our first male guest — a therapist and lifelong dizi fan — to talk about the psychology of Turkish TV. We explore why dizis are so addictive, how emotional storytelling creates connection across cultures, and why familiar characters like the “wounded protector” or “resilient caregiver” strike such a chord. From Poyraz Karayel to Kiralık Aşk, from Istanbul memories to cross-cultural insights, this conversation goes beyond fandom into healing, nostalgia, and everything in between. As always we love to hear from you, please follow us on social media and let us know what we should talk about next! Find us as "Dizi Friends" on X, Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook and Bluesky. Find out more at https://dizi-friends-podcast.pinecast.co

Jess here! A while back, Sarina and KJ talked about how much they enjoyed Tess Gerritsen's novel, The Spy Coast, and Sarina reassured KJ she'd enjoy book two of the series even more. I had never read a Tess Gerritsen novel, and while I'd heard her name before and vaguely understood she wrote thrillers, I was starting from square one when I downloaded the audio version of The Spy Coast. Now, I'm not an international spy thriller kind of gal. In the abstract, I understand the allure of books like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy or Six Days of the Condor. Spies! Intrigue! International [almost exclusively men] of mystery! But they have never really floated my proverbial boat. That said, I loved Tess Gerritsen's spies and the world they inhabit. There's a sense of place - nay, a downright LOVE of place - and a retiring, rural New England domesticity that spoke to this retiring, rural New England reader. Book two, The Summer Guests, is even more rooted in Maine, on its history and the social dynamics of its natives and its summer people. Once I tore through those first two books, I went back to Gerritsen's first book, The Surgeon, one of Time Magazine's top 100 thriller/mystery books of all time and the first in the Rizzoli & Isles series, consequently made into a long-running television series. Gerritsen has a fascinating career trajectory, lots to talk about regarding pantsing and plotting, where the ideas come from, and lots of other geeky details about the writing life. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Find Tess at Tessgerritsen.com, or on Bluesky, @TessGerritsen Transcript below!EPISODE 462 - TRANSCRIPTJennie NashHey everyone, it's Jennie Nash, founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, the company I started more than 10 years ago to lead the emerging book coaching industry. In October, we'll be enrolling a new cohort of certification students who will be going through programs in either fiction, nonfiction, or memoir, and learning the editorial, emotional, and entrepreneurial skills that you need to be a successful book coach. If you've been curious about book coaching and thinking that it might be something you want to do for your next career move, I'd love to teach you more about it, you can go to bookcoaches.com/waitlist to check out the free training I have—that's bookcoaches.com/waitlist. The training is all about how to make money, meaning, and joy out of serving writers. Fall is always a great time to start something new. So if you're feeling called to do this, go check out our training and see if this might be right for you. We'd love to have you join us.Multiple SpeakersIs it recording? Now it's recording, yay. Go ahead. This is the part where I stare blankly at the microphone. I don't remember what I'm supposed to be doing. All right, let's start over. Awkward pause. I'm going to rustle some papers. Okay, now—one, two, three.Jess LaheyHey, this is Jess Lahey, and this is the Hashtag AmWriting Podcast. This is the podcast about writing all the things—short things, long things, poetry, prose, narrative nonfiction, fiction, creative nonfiction, queries, proposals. This is the podcast about writing all the things. More than anything else, this is the podcast about the writing life and about getting the work done. I am Jess Lahey. I'm the author of The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation. And you can find my journalism at The Atlantic and The Washington Post, and my bi-weekly (formerly bi-weekly) column at The New York Times, The Parent-Teacher Conference, ran for about three years I am joined today by Sarina Bowen, who has written 50-odd books. She has written lots and lots of romance, and her most recent addition to the world of publishing has been her thrillers, Dying to Meet You and The Five Year Lie. And she has a book coming out this fall called Thrown for a Loop. The reason I am recording this intro on my own—which, as you may know if you've been listening, is highly unusual for us—is because I know myself. And I know when I'm really excited to talk to someone on the podcast; I'm going to flub the intro. I'm going to forget something. I'm going to forget to introduce them altogether. So today, I'm doing that first, so I don't mess it up. A while ago on the podcast, you may have heard Sarina and KJ read some books by an author named Tess Gerritsen. I had heard of Tess Gerritsen, but I had never read any of her books. I just hadn't yet. I haven't read Nora Roberts yet. I haven't read—there are lots of authors I haven't read yet. And sometimes you don't even know where to start. So when Sarina and KJ recommended Tess Gerritsen's new series set in Maine—the first one being The Spy Coast and the second one being The Summer Guests—I figured I had a good place to start. And you know, as a New Englander, I love a good book about New England, and that was the start of my interest in Tess Gerritsen's work. I have gone back to the beginning and started with her book The Surgeon, which was her first book in the series that became the Rizzoli and Isles Series, as well as a television show. Tess Gerritsen has a—she's written through 33 books at this point. And as I now know, she has also directed a documentary called Magnificent Beast about pigs, which I listened to this morning while I was vacuuming the house. I loved it. She also—she has a lot to say about genre, about publishing, about second careers, about a writing place, and about process. So let's just jump right into it. I am so excited to introduce to you today, Tess Gerritsen. So from the perspective of what our listeners love—this podcast, the Hashtag AmWriting Podcast —is super geek. People who love the nuts and bolts and the dorky details of the writing life. Sarina has a past life in finance, and so she tends to be, like, our “no, but let's talk about the numbers” kind of person. I'm just the research super dork, which is why I spent my morning watching your documentary about pigs.Tess GerritsenOh my god! (Laughing)Jess LaheyMagnificent Beast. I—I've joked in the past that if I could, I would probably just research things in—in, you know, maybe there'll be a book out there, maybe there won't, but I would research things and—and just learn as much as I could. And so I loved—loved—your Magnificent Beast documentary. I thought it was fantastic. But one of the reasons that we wanted to talk to you, just from the very beginning, is that we feel like you do some pretty incredible world-building and relationship-building with your places and your characters. And so I just—I would love to start there, mainly with the idea of starting with the real nuts and bolts stuff, which is, like, what does an average writing day look like for you? And how do you, sort of—how do you set that up? What does it look like, if you have an average writing day? Maybe you don't.Tess GerritsenWell, it's hard to describe an average writing day, because every day is—there are days when you sit at your desk and you just, you know, pull your hair. And there are days when you get distracted by the news. And there are many days when I just do not want to write. But when I'm writing, the good days are when my characters are alive and talking to me. And it's—it's—you talked about world-building and character-building. That is really key to me. What are they saying to me? Can I hear their voices? And it sounds a little—a little crazy, because I am hearing voices. But it's those voices that really make characters come alive.Jess LaheyI—You have said in other interviews that you are very much—sorry to those of you who hate the terms—that you are very much a pantser. And you are sitting on this interview with a consummate plotter. Sarina is our consummate plotter. So could you talk a little bit about how those character—how those voices—influence, you know, the pantsing of the—of the book, and—and how that works for you?Tess GerritsenWell, I mean, it is weird that I am a pantser. And it's funny—I think that people who are plotters tend to be people who are in finance or in law, because they're used to having their ducks lined up, you know. They—they want everything set up ahead of time, and it makes them feel comfortable. And I think a large part of becoming a pantser is learning to be comfortable with unpredictability. Learning to just let things happen, and know you're going to take wrong turns, know you're going to end up in blind alleys—and yet just keep on forging ahead and change direction. So I suppose that what helps me become a pantser, as I said, is hearing a character's voice. If, for instance, when I wrote The Spy Coast, the first thing I heard about that book was Maggie Bird's voice. And she just said, “I'm not the woman I used to be.” And that's an opening there, right? Because you want to find out, Maggie, who did you used to be? And why do you sound so sad? So a lot of it was just—just getting into her head and letting her talk about what a day-to-day life is, which is, you know, raising chickens and collecting eggs and becoming—and being—a farmer. And then she does something surprising in that very first chapter. There's a fox that's killing her chickens, so she grabs her rifle and kills it with one shot. And that opens up another thing, like—how are you, a 62-year-old woman, able to take out a rifle and kill a fox with one shot? So it's—it's those things. It's those revelations of character. When they come out and they tell you something, or they show you they—they have a skill that you weren't aware of, you want to dig deeper and find out, you know, where did they get that skill?Sarina BowenAnd that is a really fun way to show it. I mean, you're talking today with two people who have also kept chickens.Multiple Speakers(All laughing)Jess LaheyAnd had foxes take their chickens, actually.Sarina BowenOh yes, because the two go together.Tess GerritsenYes.Sarina BowenBut yes, I admit I have never shot a fox, and maybe wouldn't.Jess LaheyI have yelled very loudly at a fox, and he actually—I have to say—really mad respect for the fox, because he took one look at me—he did drop the chicken that I was yelling at him for grabbing—and then he went across the street, around the neighbor's house, around the back of the other neighbor's house, and came at the exact same chicken from the other side of the house, where I couldn't see him out the window.Tess GerritsenOh, they are so smart. They are so smart.Jess LaheySo smart. Sarina, it sounded like you had something— you had something you wanted to add, and I interrupted you when we were talking about pantsing and we were talking about world-building and characters speaking to you.Sarina BowenWell, I just had thought that it was a lovely moment to explain why I was so excited to read this book after I heard Tess speak at Thriller Fest 2024, in a packed room where there was nowhere to sit except on the floor. You told the audience a little bit of a story from your real life that—that made you want to write that book. And I wonder if you could tell us what that was, because for me—I mean, we were only five minutes into your talk, and I'm like, oh, I'm—I'm going to download that tonight.Tess GerritsenWell, yes, it was. A lot of my books come from ideas that I've been stewing over for years. I have a folder called the ideas folder. It's an actual physical manila folder. And if I see something in an article or a newspaper or a magazine, I'll just rip it out and stick it in there, and it sometimes takes a long time before I know how to turn this into a book. So the idea for The Spy Coast is a little bit of obscure knowledge that I learned 35 years ago, when I first moved to Maine. My husband is a medical doctor. He opened up a practice, and when he would bring in new patients, he would always get an occupational history. And he used to get this answer—this very strange answer—from his new patients. They would say, “I used to work for the government, but I can't talk about it.” And after he heard that three times, he thought, what town did we land in? And who are these people? And we later found out that on our very short street, on one side of us was a retired OSS person, and on the other side was retired CIA. A realtor told us that our town was full of CIA retirees. So, I mean, of course you want to ask, why did they get here? What are they doing here? What are their lives like? I knew there was a book in there, but I didn't know what that book was. I needed 35 years to come up with the idea. And what I really needed to do was become old and—and realize that as you get older, especially women, we become invisible. People don't pay attention to us. We are over the hill. You know, everybody looks at the young, pretty chicks, but once you start getting gray hair, you fade into the background. And with that experience myself; I began to think more and more about what it's like to be retired. What is it like to be retired from a job that was maybe dangerous, or exciting, or something that you really risked your life to—to achieve? So that was—that was the beginning of The Spy Coast. What happens to CIA retirees—especially women—who are now invisible? But that makes them the best spies of all.Jess LaheyYeah, and we have—we did this really cool thing, this really fun thing for us on the Hashtag AmWriting Podcast. It's like a supporter-only thing, where we call First Pages, where very brave authors—very brave writers—submit their first page to us, and we talk about it and decide whether or not we'd want to turn the page. And you have an incredible skill on your first pages. You're very, very good at first pages. And I was thinking about The Summer Guests, that you had this wonderful line that I'm going to read now:Purity, Maine, 1972. On the last day of his life, Purity police officer Randy Pelletier ordered a blueberry muffin and a cup of coffee at the Marigold Café,Which immediately reminded me of my very, very favorite line from all of literature—my very favorite first line—which is Irving's first line from A Prayer for Owen Meany, in which he ruins the story for you right there in the first line:I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God.There is this incredible power to first lines. And I'm sort of wondering where—how first lines happen for you. Do they happen first? Do they happen last? Do they happen along the way?Tess GerritsenFirst lines usually happen last. I—it's—I will write the whole book, and I'll think, something's missing in that first chapter. How do I open this up? And, you know, there are things that make lines immediately hypnotic, and one of those things is an inherent contradiction—something that makes you think, wait, okay, you start off this way, but then all of a sudden, the meaning of that line switches. So, yeah, it starts off with, you know, this guy's going to die. But on that last day of his life, he does something very ordinary. He just orders coffee at the local café. So I think it's that contradiction that makes us want to read more. It's also a way to end chapters. I think that—that if you leave your reader with a sense of unease—something is about to go wrong, but they don't know what it is yet—or leave them with an unanswered question, or leave them with, as I said, a contradiction—that is what's page-turning. I think that a lot of thriller writers in particular mistake action for—for being—for being interesting. A car chase on the page is really very boring. But what's interesting is something that—you could feel that tension building, but you don't know why.Sarina BowenI have joked sometimes that when I get stuck on a plot, sometimes I will talk at my husband and—and say, “you know, I'm stuck here.” And he always says, “And then a giant squid attacked.” And it—of course I don't write books that take place where this is possible, so—but it never fails to remind me that, like, external action can sometimes be just, you know, totally pointless. And that if you're stuck, it's because one of your dominoes isn't leaning, you know, in the right spot. So...Tess GerritsenYeah, it's—it's not as much fun seeing that domino fall as seeing it go slowly tilting over. You know, I really learned this when I was watching a James Bond movie. And it starts off—you know, the usual James Bonds have their cold open to those action and chasing and death-defying acts. I found that—I find that really, in that movie anyway—I was like, Ho hum. Can we get to the story? And I found the time when I was leaning forward in my theater seat, watching every moment, was really a very quiet conversation aboard a train between him and this woman who was going to become his lover. That was fascinating to me. So I think that that transfers to book writing as well. Action is boring.Jess LaheyYou and Sarina do something that I feel, as a writer; I would probably not be very good at, which is creating that unease. I—Sarina in particular does this thing... I've read every one of Sarina's books, as a good friend is supposed to do. And I text her, and I say, Why don't they just talk about it and just deal? Get it out in the open! And she's like, you know, we just got to make these people uncomfortable. And you both have this incredible talent for helping—keeping the reader, uh, along with you, simply because there is this sense of unease. We're slightly off-kilter the whole time. And yet in me, as a people pleaser, that makes me very uncomfortable. I want people to be happy with each other. So how do you—if you get to a place where you feel like maybe things aren't off-kilter enough, or things aren't off-balance enough—how do you introduce a little bit of unease into your—into your story?Tess GerritsenWell, I think it comes down to very small points of conflict—little bits of tension. Like, we call it micro-tension. And I think those occur in everyday life all the time. For instance, you know, things that happen that really don't have any big consequence, but are still irritating. We will stew about those for—for a while. And, you know, I used to write romance as well, so I understand entirely what Sarina is doing, because romance is really about courtship and conflict. And it's the conflict that makes us keep reading. We just—we know this is the courtship. So there's always that sense of it's not quite there, because once the characters are happy, the story is over, right?Sarina BowenYeah.Multiple Speakers(All laughing)Sarina BowenAlso, writing the ends of romance novels is the least interesting part. Like, what...? Once the conflict is resolved, like, I cannot wait to get out of there.Tess GerritsenRight, exactly. You know, I—I pay attention to my feelings when I'm reading a book, and I've noticed that the books that I remember are not the books with happy endings, because happiness is so fleeting. You know, you can be happy one second, and then something terrible will happen. You'll be unhappy. What lasts for us is sadness, or the sense of bittersweet. So when I read a book that ends with a bittersweet ending—such as, you know, Larry McMurtry Lonesome Dove—I ended up crying at the end of that book, and I have never forgotten that ending. Now, if everybody had been happy and there had been nobody to drag all those miles at the end, I would have forgotten that book very quickly. So I think—I try—I always try to leave the end of the book either bittersweet—I mean, you want to resolve all the major plot points—but also leave that sense of unease, because people remember that. And it also helps you, if you have a sequel.Sarina BowenThat's so interesting you've just brought up a couple of really interesting points, because there is a thriller—I actually write suspense now—and one of the books that so captured my attention about five years ago was killing it on the charts. And I thought it was actually a terrible book, but it nailed the bittersweet ending. Like, the premise was solid, and then the bittersweet ending was perfect, and the everything between the first chapter and the last chapter was a hot mess, but—but—um, that ending really stuck with me. And I remember carrying it around with me, like, Wow, they really nailed that ending. You know, and—and maybe that has, like, legs in terms of, like, talking about it. And, you know, if it—if—if it's irritating enough, like, the tension is still there—enough to, like, make people talk about it—it could actually affect the performance of that book. But also, um, one thing that I really love about this series—you have—what is the series title for the...?Tess GerritsenMartini—The Martini Club.Sarina BowenThe Martini Club, right? So The Martini Club is two books now. I inhaled the first one last summer, and I inhaled the second one this summer. And The Martini Club refers to this group of friends—these retired spies. And of course, there are two completely different mysteries in book one and book two. And I noticed a couple of things about the difference between those mysteries that was really fun. So in the first case—or in one of the two cases, let's see—in one of them, the thing that happens in their town is actually, like, related to them. And in the other one, it's kind of not. So to me, that felt like a boundary expansion of your world and your system. But also, I just love the way you leaned into the relationship of these people and their town in such a way. And how did you know to do that? Like, how—what does your toolbox say about how to get that expansiveness in your character set? Like, you know, to—to find all the limits of it?Tess GerritsenThat—you know, so much is like—it's like asking a pole-vaulter how they do it. They just—they have just—I guess its muscle memory. You don't really know how you're doing it, but what I did know was—with age, and because I love these characters so much—it really became about them and about what is going to deepen their friendship? What kind of a challenge is going to make them lean into each other—lean on each other? That's really what I was writing about, I think, was this circle of friends, and—and what you will do, how much you will sacrifice, to make sure your friends are safe. No, you're right—the second book is much more of a classic mystery. Yeah—a girl disappears. I mean, there was—there were—there were CIA undertones in that, because that becomes an important part of the book. But I think that what people are—when people say they love this book—they really talk about the characters and that friendship. And we all want friends like this, where we can go and—and—and have martinis together, and then if we—one of us needs to—we'll go help them bury a body.Multiple Speakers(All laughing)Tess GerritsenThat's—they all have shovels, and they're willing to do it. That's the kind of friendship—friends—we want.Jess LaheyWell, and that's funny you mention that—I had an entire question—it wasn't even a question, it was a statement—in here about friendships and being grateful to you for the reminder about the importance of relationships. And this entire podcast was born out of the fact that we were talking writing all the time, and we just wanted an official way to sit down once a week and actually talk about the work. And your work is suffused with just these incredible relationships—whether that's the Rizzoli and Isles—you know, in your first—in the one of your other series—and I'm just—I'm very grateful for that, because we—especially—I think I re—I really crave books about female relationships, especially about older female relationships. And I have been loving your books, and I've—like, as I may have mentioned to you in my initial email—I had—I'm so sorry—never read your books before. And I admitted in the introduction that there are lots of very, very famous authors whose books I have never read. And it's always so exciting to me to dive into someone's series and realize, oh, this person really touches on themes that mean a lot to me, and I can already tell that I'm going to be enjoying a lot of their books to come forward. So thank you for all of the great descriptions of relationships and how we do rely on each other for various aspects of just how we get through all of this stuff.Tess GerritsenYeah—get through life. But you know what's funny about it is that it didn't start that way. For instance, let's go back to Rizzoli and Isles. The very first time they both appear in a book is in The Apprentice. And they don't start off being friends. They start off being—they're so different. As the TV producer once said, “you've really written about Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock.” That's okay—they are—in the books. They are not natural friends. But like real-life friendships, sometimes—just kind of develop slowly, and—and they have their ups and downs. So there are times when—when Jane and Maura are barely speaking to each other because of conflicts they have. But by the time book twelve comes around—or maybe book seven comes around—you know that they would risk their lives for each other. So I think that if you're writing a series like Rizzoli and Isles, or like The Martini Club, it really helps to develop the friendship on the fly and see how they react to certain stresses. The next book, which I just turned in, called The Shadow Friends—it even put—pushes them even further, and it really—it really strains a marriage, because it's—it's more about Ingrid, and an old lover comes back into her life. She used to—they were both spies—and he is, like, hot, hot, hot—Antonio Banderas kind of guy. And here's Ingrid, married to Lloyd, you know, who's just a sweet analyst who cooks dinner for her every night. And I—when I was coming up with that story, I thought, I want to write a book about their marriage. So it wasn't—the plot wasn't about, oh, you know, international assassinations, even though that does occur in the book. It's really about the story of a marriage.Jess LaheyAnd it gives you, it gives you added unease. You know, if you have your two characters not speaking to each other, and you know your readers love those characters and crave those characters to be getting along at some point, then that's just another reason that we're following along. I was just thinking about, uh, Michael Connelly, uh, book the other day, because I really, really like the series he did with Renée Ballard and her relationship with the Bosch character, and how that series is totally about crime, but yet it's also very much about the relationship. And I think I follow—I continue to read those because of the relationship between those two human beings, and less so because of the murder mystery sort of stuff.Tess GerritsenI think it really becomes important if you're dealing also with Hollywood television series. I still remember what the producer first said when he called me up about Rizzoli and Isles. He said, "I love your girls, and I think they belong on TV.” He didn't say, I love your plots. He didn't say, I love your mysteries, you know, all your intricate ups and downs. It was really about the girls. So if you hope to sell to a television series, really, it's about characters again.Jess LaheyAbsolutely.Sarina BowenI was going to ask about longevity, because you have so many books, and you're so obviously still invigorated by the process, or there wouldn't be a book three that you just turned in. So how have you been able to avoid just being sick to death of—of writing suspense novel after suspense novel?Tess GerritsenI refused. That's what it is. You know, I—I don't—I guess I could say that I have a little bit of ADHD when it comes to—to the books I write. I cannot—after 13 books of Rizzoli and Isles, I just had a different idea. And it takes—it takes a certain amount of backbone to say no to your publisher, to your editor, to people who are going, well, when's the next one in this series coming out? And to be able to say, I need a break. I need to do something completely different. So over—how many years I've been a writer—almost 40 now—I've written science fiction and historicals and a ghost story and romantic suspense and spy novels and medical thrillers and crime novels. I've been all over the place, but each one of those books that took me out of what I was expected to do was so invigorating. It was a book that I needed to write. As an example, I wrote a book called Playing with Fire. Nobody wanted that book. Nobody expected that book. It was a historical about World War II, and about music—about the power of music—and having to do with the death camps. I remember my publisher going, "What are you doing?" And, you know, it's—it's true—they're—they—they are marketers, and they understood that that book would not sell as well, and it didn't. But it still remains one of my favorite books. And when you want to write a book, you need to write that book. That's all—even—even if nobody wants it.Jess LaheyI actually was—I'm so pleased that this came up, because that was actually going to be my question, because both you and Sarina have done this—done, you know, 90 degrees—whether it's out of, you know, one genre into another—and that, to me, requires an enormous amount of courage. Because you know you have people expecting things from you. And you in particular, Tess, have people saying, "No, I want the next one. I love this relationship. I want the next one." And—and dealing—you're not just dealing with the disappointment of whether it's an agent or an editor, but the disappointment of fans. And that's a pressure as well. So when I used to do journalism, I remember a question I asked of another journalist was, "How do you continue to write without fear of the comment section?" And essentially, for us, that's our—you know, those are our readers. So how do you find that thing within yourself to say, no, this really is the thing that I need to be writing now?Tess GerritsenWell, that is a really—it's a really tough decision to buck the trend or buck what everybody's expecting, because there's a thing in publishing called the death spiral. And if your book does not sell well, they will print fewer copies for the next one. And then that won't sell well. So you start—your career starts to go down the drain. And that is a danger every time you step out of your tried and true series and do something out of—you know, completely out of the ordinary. I think the reason I did it was that I really didn't give a damn. It was—it was like, Okay, maybe this will kill my career, but I've got to write this book. And it was always with the idea that if my publisher did not want that, I would just self-publish. I would just, you know, find another way to get it out there. And I—I was warned, rightly so, that your sales will not be good for this book, and that will—it will hurt the next contract. And I understood that. But it was the only way I could keep my career going. Once you get bored, and you're—you're trapped in a drawer, I think it shows up in your writing.Jess LaheyI had this very conversation with my agent. The—my first book did well. And so then, you know, the expectation is, I'll write like part two of that, or I'll write something for that exact same audience again. And when I told my agent—I said, "You know, this book on substance use prevention and kids—I—it's—I have to write it. And I'm going to write it even, you know, if I have to go out there and sell it out of the trunk of my car." And she said, "Okay, then I guess we're doing this." And yes...Tess Gerritsen(Laughing) They had their best wishes at heart.Jess LaheyAnd honestly, I love—I loved my book that did well. But The Addiction Inoculation is the book I'm most proud of. And, you know, that's—yeah, that's been very important to me.Tess GerritsenI often hear from writers that the book that sold the fewest copies was one that was—were their favorites. Those are the ones that they took a risk on, that they—I mean, they put their heart and soul into it. And maybe those hurt their careers, but those are the ones that we end up being proud of.Jess LaheyI like to remind Sarina of that, because I do remember we text each other constantly. We have a little group, the three of us, a little group text all day long. And there was—I remember when she first wrote a male-male romance, she was scared. She was really scared that this was going to be too different for her readers. And it ended up being, I think, my favorite book that she's ever written, and also a very important book for her in terms of her career development and growth, and what she loves about the work that she does. And so I like to remind her every once in a while, remember when you said that really scared you and you weren't sure how your readers were going to handle it?Sarina BowenRight? Well, I also did that in the middle of a series, and I went looking for confirmation that that is a thing that people did sometimes, and it was not findable. You know, that was...Jess LaheyWhat? Change things up in terms of—change things up in the middle of a series?Sarina BowenIn the middle of a series. And anyway, that book still sells.Tess GerritsenThat is a great act of courage, but it's also an act of confidence in yourself as a writer. There are ways to do it. I think some writers will just adopt a different pen name for something that's way out there.Jess LaheyIt's funny you should say... it's funny you should say that.Sarina BowenWell, no, and I never have done that, but, um—but anyway, yeah, that's hard. I, uh...Jess LaheyYeah.Sarina BowenIt's hard to know. Sometimes...Jess LaheyWe entertain it all the time. We do talk about that as an option all the time. Shouldn't we just pick up and do something completely different? One of the things that I also—I mentioned at the top of the podcast about, you know, you went off—not only have you done lots of different things in terms of your writing—but you went off and you did an entire documentary about pigs. I have—I have to ask you where on earth that came from and why. And it is a total delight, as I mentioned, and I have already recommended it to two people that I know also love the topic. But, you know, to go off—and especially when you usually, as some of us have experienced—our agents saying, so when am I going to see more pages? or when am I going to see the next book? And you say, I'm really sorry, but I have to go off and film this documentary about pigs.Tess GerritsenYes. Well, you know, I was an anthropology major in college, and I've always been interested in the pig taboo. You know, back then, everybody just assumed it was because, yeah, it was disease or they're dirty animals—that's why they're forbidden food. It never quite convinced me, because I'm Chinese-American. Asia—you know, Asia loves pork. Why aren't they worried about all that? So I was in Istanbul for a book tour once, and I remember I really wanted bacon, and, you know, I couldn't get bacon. And then I thought, okay, I really need to find out why pork is forbidden. This is a—this is a cultural and historical mystery that never made sense to me. The explanations just never made sense to me. It cannot be trichinosis. So I told my son that—my son is—he does—he's a filmmaker as well. And he just said, "Well, let's do it. Let's—we will pose it as a mystery," because it is a mystery. So it took us probably two years to go and—you know, we interviewed anthropologists and pet pig owners and archaeologists, actually, just to find out, what do they say? What is the answer to this? And to us, the answer really just came down to this cultural desire for every—every tribe—to define us versus them. You know, they eat pigs. They're not us, so therefore they're the enemy. And it was fascinating because we—we ended up finding out more about pigs than I was expecting, and also finding out that people who have pet pigs can sometimes be a little unusual.Jess LaheyAnd the people who purchase the clothes for the pigs are also crazy.Tess GerritsenYes. Sew outfits for their pigs and sleep with their pigs. And there was—there was one woman who had—she slept on the second floor of her house, so she had an elevator for her pig who couldn't make it up the stairs, and, you know, ramps to get up onto the bed because they've gotten so fat—they've been overfed. But it was—for me, at the heart of it was a mystery.Jess LaheyAs a nonfiction author whose whole entire reason for being is, "I don't know—let's find out," I think that's just the most delightful thing. And I loved your framing as, "I don't know, we have this question, let's go out there and just ask people about it and find the experts." And that's—oh, I could just live on that stuff. So...Tess GerritsenSo could I. You know, research is so enticing. It's enticing. It is—it can get you into trouble because you never write your book. Some of us just love to do the research.Jess LaheySarina actually has taken skating lessons, done glass blowing—what else have you done? Yoga classes and all—all kinds of things in the pursuit of knowledge for her characters. And I think that's a delight.Sarina BowenYes. If you can sign up for a class as part of your research, like, that is just the best day. Like, you know, oh, I must take these ice skating lessons twice a day for five months, because—yeah—or twice a week, but still.Tess GerritsenYou must be a good ice skater then.Sarina BowenI'm getting better.Tess GerritsenSo you never gave them up, I see.Jess LaheyWell, it's fun because she usually writes about hockey, but she has a figure skater coming up in this book that's coming out this fall. And she's like, "Well, I guess I'm just going to have to learn how to figure skate."Tess GerritsenYeah.Sarina BowenI also—one time I went to see Rebecca Skloot speak about her big nonfiction The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.Tess GerritsenOh, okay.Sarina BowenAnd she said that all her best ideas had come from moments in her life when she went, "Wait, what?!"Tess GerritsenYes. Yep.Sarina BowenIncluding for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Like, she learned about the cells in high school—she was in high school biology class—and the teacher said, like, "This woman died in the '60s, but we're still using her cells," and she said, "Wait, what?!" And that's—that's what you made me think of with the pigs. Like, I think...Jess LaheyWell, and also your folder of ideas. I mean, I immediately texted Sarina after listening to a podcast where I heard an ad, and the ad made me go, "Oh that could be creepy." And then I'm like, "Okay, this is—this is a plot. This is going in the folder somewhere." And so you have to just think about how those things could unfold over time. And I love the idea of—and even in journalism—there are articles that I've written where I said, this just isn't their time. And then, like, five years later, I'll hear something out there, and I'm like, okay, finally, it's the time for this thing. And there's a reason you put that article in your idea—in your paper—manila folder of ideas.Tess GerritsenWell, I think writers are—we have to be curious. We have to be engaged in what's going on around us, because the ideas are everywhere. And I have this—I like to say I have a formula. It's called "two plus two equals five." And what that means is, sometimes you'll have a—you'll have a piece of information that, you know, there's a book here, but you haven't figured out what to do with it. And you wait for another piece of information from some completely different source, and you put them together, and they end up being like nuclear fusion—bigger than the…Sarina BowenYes!Jess LaheyYes!Tess GerritsenSome of the parts.Sarina BowenMost every book I've ever written works like that. Like, I have one idea that I drag around for, like, five years, and then I have this other idea, and one day I'm like, oh, those two things go together.Tess GerritsenYep.Jess LaheyYeah, absolutely. I think Stephen King mentioned that about Carrie. I think it was like, telekinesis, and that usually starts about the time of menstruation, and it was like, boom, there was Carrie. You know, those two things came together. I love that so much. So you mentioned that you have just handed in your next book, and we don't—we do not, as a rule, ask about what's next for an author, because I find that to be an incredibly intimidating and horrifying question to be asked. But I would love to hear; you know, is this—is this series one that you hope to continue working on? The main series, mainly because we have quite fallen in love with your little town in Maine—in Purity, Maine. Fantastic name for your town, by the way. It's really lovely. It creates such a nice dichotomy for these people who have seen and heard things during their careers that maybe are quite dark, and then they retire to a place called Purity. Is this a place where we can hopefully spend a little bit of time?Tess GerritsenWell, I am thinking about book number four now. I have an idea. You know, it always starts with—it starts with an idea and doodling around and trying to figure out what—you know, you start with this horrible situation, and then you have to explain it. So that's where I am now. I have this horrible situation, I have to explain it. So, yeah, I'm thinking about book four. I don't know how—you never know how long a series is going to go. It's a little tough because I have my characters who are internationally based—I mean, they've been around the world—but then I can't leave behind my local cop who is also a part of this group as well. So I have to keep an eye out on Maine being the center of most of the action.Sarina BowenRight, because how many international plots can you give Purity, Maine?Tess GerritsenThat's right, exactly. Well, luckily…Jess LaheyLook, Murder, She Wrote—how many things happened to that woman in that small town?Tess GerritsenExactly, exactly. Well, luckily, because I have so many CIA retirees up here, the international world comes to us. Like the next book, The Shadow Friends, is about a global security conference where one of the speakers gets murdered. And it turns out we have a global security conference right here in our town that was started by CIA 40 years ago. So I'm just—I'm just piggybacking on reality here. And—not that the spies up here think that's very amusing.Sarina BowenThat is fantastic, because, you know, the essential problem of writing a suspense novel is that you have to ground it in a reality that everyone is super familiar with, and you have to bring in this explosive bit of action that is unlikely to happen near any of us. And those two things have to fit together correctly. So by, um, by putting your retired spies in this tiny town, you have sort of, like, gifted yourself with that, you know, precise problem solver.Tess GerritsenYeah, reminding us.Sarina BowenYeah.Tess GerritsenBut there's only so far I can take that. I'm not sure what the limits... I think book four is going to take them all overseas, because my local cop, Jo, she's never been out of the country—except for Canada—and it's time for her dad to drag her over to Italy and say, "Your dead mom wanted to come to Italy, so I'm taking you." And, of course, things go wrong in Italy for Jo.Jess LaheyOf course, of course. Well, we're going to keep just banging on about how much we love these books. I think we've already mentioned it in three podcast episodes so far in our “What have you been reading lately that you've really loved?” So we're—we're big fans. And thank you so much for sitting down to talk with us and to—you know, one of the whole points of our podcast is to flatten the learning curve for other authors, so we hope that that's done a little bit of that for our listeners. And again, thank you so much. Where can people find you and your work if they want to learn a little bit more about Tess Gerritsen—her work?Tess GerritsenYou can go to TessGerritsen.com, and I try to post as much information there as I can. But I'm also at Bluesky, @TessGerritsen, and what is now called “X”—a legacy person on X—@TessGerritsen, yes.Jess LaheyThank you so, so much again. And for everyone out there listening, keep your butt in the chair and your head in the game.The Hashtag AmWriting Podcast is produced by Andrew Perella. Our intro music—aptly titled Unemployed Monday—was written and played by Max Cohen. Andrew and Max were paid for their time and their creative output, because everyone deserves to be paid for their work. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

Dans Radio Foot Internationale 16h10 TU et 21h10 TU au sommaire : - Bundesliga – Ça repart ; Ligue des Champions – Barrages aller ; Angleterre – Star Power ; - Ligue 1 – OM K.O. Le feuilleton continue… - Bundesliga – Ça repart. Honneur au champion ! Le Bayern ouvre le bal contre Leipzig ce vendredi. Challengers en embuscade : Dortmund, Leverkusen, Francfort… Les Bavarois sont-ils armés pour se succéder ? Qui pour les déloger ? Personne ? - Ligue des Champions – Barrages aller. Benfica tenu en échec par Fenerbahçe de Mourinho (0-0) à Istanbul ! Benfica piégé ou Fener déjà en mission  « Mou ». Bodø/Glimt gifle Sturm Graz (5-0) et se rapproche d'une première historique ! Le Club Bruges frappe fort à Ibrox contre Glasgow Rangers (3-1)… Sept dernières places à prendre en C1 ! Faites vos jeux avant les retours ! - Angleterre – Star Power. Mohamed Salah élu joueur PFA (3e fois, record !) et place Arsenal favori. Réaliste le Pharaon ou coup de bluff ! On en débat ! Pendant ce temps, Alexander Isak veut quitter Newcastle : Liverpool et l'Arabie saoudite sont à l'affût. Le torchon brûle entre les Magpies et le buteur suédois… Quelle issue ? - Ligue 1 – OM K.O. Le feuilleton continue… Défaite inaugurale à Rennes (1-0), vestiaire en fusion : Adrien Rabiot et Jonathan Rowe mis à l'écart après une altercation violente, déjà placés sur la liste des transferts. Saison à peine commencée et déjà plombée ?! Mais à quoi joue donc la direction de l'Olympique de Marseille ? Autour d'Annie Gasnier, nos consultants du jour : Salim Baungally, Ludovic Duchesne, David Lortholary — Édition : David Fintzel — TCR : Laurent Salerno.

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Dans Radio Foot Internationale 16h10 TU et 21h10 TU au sommaire : - Bundesliga – Ça repart ; Ligue des Champions – Barrages aller ; Angleterre – Star Power ; - Ligue 1 – OM K.O. Le feuilleton continue… - Bundesliga – Ça repart. Honneur au champion ! Le Bayern ouvre le bal contre Leipzig ce vendredi. Challengers en embuscade : Dortmund, Leverkusen, Francfort… Les Bavarois sont-ils armés pour se succéder ? Qui pour les déloger ? Personne ? - Ligue des Champions – Barrages aller. Benfica tenu en échec par Fenerbahçe de Mourinho (0-0) à Istanbul ! Benfica piégé ou Fener déjà en mission  « Mou ». Bodø/Glimt gifle Sturm Graz (5-0) et se rapproche d'une première historique ! Le Club Bruges frappe fort à Ibrox contre Glasgow Rangers (3-1)… Sept dernières places à prendre en C1 ! Faites vos jeux avant les retours ! - Angleterre – Star Power. Mohamed Salah élu joueur PFA (3e fois, record !) et place Arsenal favori. Réaliste le Pharaon ou coup de bluff ! On en débat ! Pendant ce temps, Alexander Isak veut quitter Newcastle : Liverpool et l'Arabie saoudite sont à l'affût. Le torchon brûle entre les Magpies et le buteur suédois… Quelle issue ? - Ligue 1 – OM K.O. Le feuilleton continue… Défaite inaugurale à Rennes (1-0), vestiaire en fusion : Adrien Rabiot et Jonathan Rowe mis à l'écart après une altercation violente, déjà placés sur la liste des transferts. Saison à peine commencée et déjà plombée ?! Mais à quoi joue donc la direction de l'Olympique de Marseille ? Autour d'Annie Gasnier, nos consultants du jour : Salim Baungally, Ludovic Duchesne, David Lortholary — Édition : David Fintzel — TCR : Laurent Salerno.

MUSICA drone kept buzzing the stage during Limp Bizkit's set Sunday night in Istanbul, Turkey. So Fred Durst took a page from "Break Stuff" and swatted the drone from the sky. Watch it happen on YouTube. https://youtu.be/_8X-qSO82yI?si=-vwDjpJi5MZtEFrtLast week, a video of Florence Welch screaming into a hole was released, and now we know its meaning. https://www.instagram.com/p/DNiL1M1OEcL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D Get your MTV Video Music Awards Hummus ready, because the first performers for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards have been announced. https://themusicuniverse.com/first-performers-and-honorees-revealed-for-2025-mtv-vmas/ Gary Oldman thinks the world has gone to [crap] since David Bowie died on January 10th, 2016. Quote, "It was like he was cosmic glue or something. When he died, everything fell apart. So, yeah, I miss him." https://consequence.net/2025/08/gary-oldman-david-bowies-death-worlds-gone-shit/Post Malone is the new face of Skims Men, which is Kim Kardashian's brand. He just appeared in a risqué photo shoot in the mountains of Utah. The collection, which launches tomorrow on the brand's website, includes underwear, tees, and heavyweight fleece loungewear in camouflage. https://www.gq.com/story/post-malone-skims-campaign-interview TVActress Aubrey Plaza spoke publicly for the first time about coping with the death of her husband, filmmaker Jeff Baena, who died by suicide in January at age 47. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLe9yRkrfCE Kelly Clarkson has returned to work on her upcoming season of The Voice following the death of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock. https://www.tmz.com/2025/08/19/kelly-clarkson-returning-to-the-voice/ Euphoria star Colman Domingo opened up about his experience of almost joining a cult on the Mythical Kitchen series, Last Meals. https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1336908-euphoria-star-colman-domingo-reveals-horrifying-incident-from-past MOVING ON INTO MOVIE NEWS:The Annabelle popcorn bucket for The Conjuring: Last Rite has arrived! Cinemark released a creepy video showing the popcorn doll, which will be available starting on Friday. https://www.superherohype.com/guides/620467-the-conjuring-last-rites-annabelle-popcorn-bucket-price-marcus-amc-regal-cinemark AND FINALLYTravis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes' steakhouse in Missouri has an opening date and is taking reservations soon! https://www.today.com/food/restaurants/patrick-mahomes-travis-kelce-1587-prime-steakhouse-opening-date-rcna225784 AND THAT IS YOUR CRAP ON CELEBRITIES!Follow us @RizzShow @MoonValjeanHere @KingScottRules @LernVsRadio @IamRafeWilliams - Check out King Scott's Linktr.ee/kingscottrules + band @FreeThe2SG and Check out Moon's bands GREEK FIRE @GreekFire GOLDFINGER @GoldfingerMusic THE TEENAGE DIRTBAGS @TheTeenageDbags and Lern's band @LaneNarrows ⁠http://www.1057thepoint.com/RizzSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What does it take to walk around the world — literally? In this remarkable episode of Just Wondering, Norm Hitzges sits down with explorer Karl Bushby, who has spent the last 27 years on a 36,000-mile mission to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe entirely on foot. From surviving in Patagonia with little more than road scraps and berries, to crossing the icy, unforgiving Bering Strait, Karl's journey has been defined by grit, danger, and an unshakable belief in the impossible. Along the way, he's faced guerrillas in the Darien Gap, been detained by Russian authorities, and endured financial setbacks — yet through it all, he's pushed forward, mile after mile. Speaking from Istanbul as he nears the end of his epic journey, Karl shares his motivations, brushes with death, encounters with kindness, and the strict rules that have shaped his quest. This isn't just a story about walking — it's a testament to endurance, resilience, and the audacity of the human spirit. If you've ever doubted what one person can achieve, Karl Bushby's story will change your mind. Sign up for Norm's Picks of the Pole, here: https://payhip.com/PicksofthePolewithNormHitzges or email Norm for picks: norm13tenmail.com Chapters: 0:01 – Introducing Karl Bushby: A lifetime adventurer joins from Istanbul2:23 – Why walk the world? How a young paratrooper's idea became a mission8:00 – Surviving Patagonia with $500 and the kindness of strangers12:34 – The two rules that define Karl's journey15:19 – Crossing the Bering Strait and being detained in Russia18:45 – Facing guerrillas in the Darien Gap and 18 days in Panamanian jails20:57 – Norm shifts gears: football picks, sponsors, and what's ahead  Check us out: patreon.com/sunsetloungedfwInstagram: sunsetloungedfwTiktok: sunsetloungedfwX: SunsetLoungeDFWFB: Sunset Lounge DFW

An international history of the uncanny in the 1920s and 1930s. The interwar period was a golden age for the occult. Spiritualists, clairvoyants, fakirs, Theosophists, mind readers, and Jinn summoners all set out to assure the masses that just as newly discovered invisible forces of electricity and magnetism determined the world of science, unseen powers commanded an unknown realm of human potential Drawing on untapped sources in Arabic in addition to European ones, Raphael Cormack follows two of the most unusual and charismatic figures of this age: Tahra Bey, who took 1920s Paris by storm in the role of a missionary from the mystical East; and Dr. Dahesh, who transformed Western science to create a panreligious faith of his own in Lebanon. Traveling between Paris, New York, and Beirut while guiding esoteric apprenticeships among miracle-working mystics in Egypt and Istanbul, these men reflected the desires and anxieties of a troubled age. As Cormack demonstrates, these forgotten holy men, who embodied the allure of the unexplained in a world of dramatic change, intuitively speak to our unsettling world today Raphael Cormack is an award-winning editor, translator, and writer. The author of Midnight in Cairo, Cormack is assistant professor of modern languages and cultures at Durham University in the United Kingdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

دورین هو، طراح مد ایرانی‌تبار مقیم کانادا، بنیان‌گذار برندی است که با رویکرد متفاوت و آوانگارد در استریت‌ویر شناخته می‌شود. او متولد تهران و دانش‌آموخته طراحی مد در کالج لا‌سال استانبول است و با الهام از تجربه‌های کودکی و خلاقیت شخصی، لباسی می‌آفریند که مرز میان هنر و پوشاک روزمره را از میان برمی‌دارد. برند او بر پایه پایداری، استفاده از پارچه‌های باقی‌مانده و تولید بی‌فصل شکل گرفته و تاکنون جوایزی چون استعداد نوظهور مؤسسه مد کانادا را کسب کرده و به جمع فینالیست‌های جایزه امیری نیز راه یافته است. آثار دورین در رسانه‌های معتبر جهان مانند فوربز، ووگ و ال‌کانادا معرفی شده و برندش به عنوان مجموعه‌ای مستقل و زن‌محور، بر تنوع، ماندگاری و آزادی در بیان فردی تأکید دارد.00:00:00 مقدمه 00:01:40 دورین هو کیست؟ راز یک نام‌گذاری منحصربه‌فرد 00:04:11 جرقه اولیه و شروع مسیر طراحی لباس 00:12:33 چالش‌های صنعت فشن در کاناد 00:15:59 از الهام خانوادگی تا رسیدن به آرزوها 00:25:52 دوران تنهایی کارآفرینی 00:30:20 چرا دورین برند خودش را تأسیس کرد؟ 00:33:19 پروسه تولید لباس و چالش‌های پارچه ددستاک 00:46:16 برند جندرلس: شکستن مرزها در فشن 01:03:00 راز "پیوت کردن" و آینده صنعت فشن با هوش مصنوعیDorian Who is an Iranian-Canadian fashion designer and the founder of an avant-garde streetwear brand that has quickly gained international recognition. Born in Tehran and a graduate of fashion design from LaSalle College in Istanbul, she draws inspiration from her childhood experiences and personal creativity to create pieces that blur the line between art and everyday wear.https://www.instagram.com/dorian.whoSponsorحامی این قسمت:ملّی گلد | سامانه قانونی خرید و فروش طلای آبشدهhttps://melligold.comTabaghe 16اطلاعات بیشتر درباره پادکست طبقه ۱۶ و لینک پادکست‌‌های صوتی https://linktr.ee/tabaghe16#پادکست #طبقه۱۶ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.